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Recent News About Drake University
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Black History Month events
Black History Month is a time to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of Black Americans, Black culture, and renew our resilience and solidarity in the face of current challenges.
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David J. Noble Foundation grants $1 million to Drake’s business school to enhance Noble Center learning space and create opportunities for more students
The College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University announced that it has been awarded a four-year $1 million grant from the David J. Noble Foundation to ensure that the Noble Center at the business school continues to be a state-of-the art learning space and to provide new resources that will open more doors to opportunity for deserving students.
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Drake University’s online master’s programs recognized among best in nation
U.S. News & World Report released its 2022 Best Online Programs rankings today (Jan. 25), and three of Drake University’s online graduate degrees were recognized as one of the best in the nation: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA), and Master of Science in Education.
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Bill Knapp to be honored at All-Star Evening event
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University will honor Bill Knapp, a distinguished Iowan with a deep commitment to improving our state, with the Robert D. and Billie Ray Pillar of Character Award.
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Drake University adds online classes to lifelong learning program
New courses bring joy to older adults during pandemic
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CPHS Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee Created; Hansen Appointed Director of Initiative
Aligning with the College’s vision to be a diverse community of learners leading the way to a healthy world, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee was recently added to the College’s standing committee structure.
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Drake University to triple size of scholarship and mentorship program for students of color
Crew Scholars program demonstrates success with graduation rates in the 90% percentile
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Student Attorneys in Drake’s Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic provide critical services to ensure the success of area nonprofits
Hawthorn Hill and their partner agency, Bidwell Riverside Center (Bidwell), provide life-changing assistance to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity and homelessness in the greater Des Moines community.
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Multi-Factor Authentication Now Required for Drake Systems
Beginning this morning, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now required when logging in to web-based versions of Microsoft Office 365 (includes myDrake, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, etc.), Blackboard, Self Service, Touchnet, eAccounts, StarFish, Banner Admin pages, and Slate.
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Iowa STEM ScaleUp Program at Drake University Renewed
Educating the next generation of healthcare professionals in Iowa STEM classrooms
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CPHS Announces Nita Pandit Student Research Award
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Nita (Nivedita) Pandit Student Research Award.
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Dogtown development project near Drake University receives approval from Urban Design Review Board
With today’s Urban Design Review Board approval, Merge Urban Development (Merge) of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is one step closer to starting their transformational project at 25th Street and University Avenue in the Dogtown district of the Drake neighborhood.
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Injury Impoverished: Professor’s award winning book on workplace danger out in paperback
Nate Holdren, associate professor of law, politics, and society at Drake University, recently published a book on workplace injury.
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3L Brecklyn Carey Reflects on Law School Career Before December Graduation
Brecklyn Carey caught the law bug after participating in a mock trial based on the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as a middle-schooler in Atlantic, Iowa.
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McCreedy Receives Inaugural Alexander Scholarship for Rural Iowa Health
McKenna McCreedy, a third-year student pharmacist, was awarded the inaugural Joe and Gordon Alexander Pharmacy Scholarship.
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Fall Commencement
This is a date from Drake University's official Academic Calendar, which is updated and maintained by the Office of the Registrar.
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Maggie Parker: Senior Voice Recital
Saturday, December 11 at 7:30pm
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Day free for study
This is a date from Drake University's official Academic Calendar, which is updated and maintained by the Office of the Registrar.
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Pathways for Civic Action & Social Change Open Office Hours on November 30
Learn about ways to get involved in the community and different strategies needed to create change.
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RESCHEDULED: Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham to deliver Bucksbaum Lecture April 6
The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series has been rescheduled for April 6, 2022, at 7 p.m. at the Knapp Center on Drake University’s campus.